Those that know know. For the uninitiated, Interstella 5555 is a mind-blowing 2003 anime musical science fiction film that also serves as a visual companion to Daft Punk’s legendary second album, Discovery. And this description barely scratches the surface.

Produced by Toei Animation and supervised by the legendary Leiji Matsumoto, Interstellar 5555 tells the story of a kidnapped blue-skinned extraterrestrial band who are disguised as humans and forced into a successful career as a pop band on earth before their rescue and attempt to regain their identities.

The film is wordless, using only stunning visuals and the music of Daft Punk – in particular the narrative thread of Discovery – to tell this wild tale of corporate control and the commodification of art vs musical freedom.

Did we mention it has a banging soundtrack?

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